Eagles maintain 40th position in FIFA rankings

Despite recording a win and a draw in their last friendly games during the international break, their only games since the last FIFA world...

Newcastle’s Tonali banned 10 months for betting

Newcastle United’s Italian international midfielder Sandro Tonali has been banned for 10 months for betting, the Italian football federation (FIGC) said on Thursday. The 23-year-old...

Belgium, Netherlands and Germany to bid for 2027 Women’s World Cup

The football federations of Belgium, the Netherlands and Germany on Wednesday confirmed their bid to jointly host the 2027 Women’s World Cup. They are up...

AFL: Enyimba under fire over handwritten jersey number

Stakeholders have called for sanctions on reigning champions of the Nigeria Premier Football League, Enyimba, following the handwritten jersey number worn by Innocent Gabriel...

Ten Hag sings praises of much-maligned Maguire, Onana after Champions League win

Harry Maguire and Andre Onana, two of Manchester United’s biggest targets of fan criticism, earned a huge measure of redemption in their squad’s 1-0...

UCL: Bayern, Galatasaray fans clash ahead of Istanbul match

Ahead of their Champions League match, approximately 100 fans from Bayern Munich and Galatasaray were involved in a clash in Istanbul’s prominent bar area. Turkish...

Yekini’s posthumous 60th birthday: Top10 moments of the ‘Goalsfather’

The football world has produced many iconic figures over the years, but few have left a mark as indelible as Rashidi Yekini, who died May...

Man Utd to pay tribute to Charlton Tuesday night

Manchester United are expected to pay further tribute to Sir Bobby Charlton ahead of Tuesday night’s Champions League match at Old Trafford. The United Trinity...

Argentina World Cup winner handed two-year ban for doping

Argentina World Cup winner, Alejandro Papu’ Gomez, has been handed a two-year ban for failing a drug test after he reportedly took his children’s...

No suspension for Bayern’s Mazraoui over pro-Palestinian posts

Bayern Munich on Friday said defender Noussair Mazraoui would not be suspended, after a probe into the Moroccan player over his social media posts...

Nigeria won’t win AFCON 2023 — Ex-Eagles defender

Ex-international, George Abbey, has ruled out the possibility of the Super Eagles winning the forthcoming Africa Cup of Nations tournament with the current crop...

No football matches in Israel until further notice — UEFA

No matches organised by UEFA will be played in Israel “until further notice” due to the “current safety and security situation” in the country,...

Barcelona president Joan Laporta charged over referee scandal – court

Barcelona president Joan Laporta has been charged as part of the investigations into alleged bribes paid to referees, a Spanish court said on Wednesday. The...

Messi double helps Argentina stay perfect, Neymar injured as Brazil slump

Lionel Messi scored two goals as Argentina extended their perfect start to South American qualifiers for the 2026 World Cup on Tuesday with a...

Joshua, Wilder bout delayed, set for March 2024

After yet another postponement, Anthony Joshua will have to wait until March at the earliest to fight Deontay Wilder, according to the Mirror UK. Joshua...

Nigeria vs Saudi Arabia: I hope for a good match – Peseiro

Super Eagles of Nigeria head coach, Jose Peseiro has said that although the friendly game against Saudi Arabia will be a tough game, he...

2026 WCQ: Brazil held by Venezuela as Argentina stay 100 percent

A stunning 85th-minute equalizer from Eduard Bello earned Venezuela a rare draw at Brazil while world champions Argentina made it three wins out of...

Osimhen: Can he surpass Yakubu’s goal record?

Super Eagles striker, Victor Osimhen, will have Yakubu Aiyegbeni’s all-time Nigeria goal-scoring record in his sight when he leads Nigeria’s attack against Saudi Arabia in...

Premier League teams to observe moment’s silence, wear black armbands on Israel-Gaza war

The Premier League has announced that teams will observe a moment’s silence and wear black armbands in response to the Israel-Gaza war. In a statement...

The ones who came home

On Wednesday, we brought you ‘The ones who went away’, a report on Nigerian footballers born abroad who snubbed the Super Eagles to represent...